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Zero Salespeople. $100M in Revenue. Just Relationships | Tony Ianessa on Founder Talk
Tony Ianessa built BIG Construction to $100 million in revenue by year three. Then his own ego nearly destroyed everything he built. In this episode he shares the journey from a basement office to one of Chicago’s Top 50 fastest growing companies, and what construction can teach every industry about relationships.
Key takeaways:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:52
Q: When should you leave your job to start a business?
A: Tony Ianessa’s mentor told him to start his own business. Rick later passed from cancer, but that conversation was the shove Tony needed at 29.
00:12:54
Q: How do you survive when…
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